Post Your Lab (PICS)

Hey Everyone,
I couldn't find any other thread similar to this after searching for a while, so I wanted to get one going. It would be great if everyone could post pictures of their current home or work lab (Big or Small). Hopefully we can get the CCNP/CCIE folks to post in here as well.

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CodeBlox

We've got a ton of 2911's and 2960's in our lab at TNCC, all new stuff.

ZeroHunter

CodeBlox wrote: »

We've got a ton of 2911's and 2960's in our lab at TNCC, all new stuff.

Yeah we got old 2600 (non-XM's) and 2950s, and get this TWO Cisco Terminal Servers!

I did not even see one of the 2600 with an NM-4A/S on WIC -1Ts.

jwashington1981

alan2308 wrote: »

Me thinks its time for your school to do a little upgrading.

Yes yes, I know.

The other classroom that I was referring to also has 2811s and also some Catalyst 3560s. Why they're not in the main networking lab and still in that one classroom, I'm not quite sure.

Oh yeah, that picture is at ECPI College of Technology in Virginia Beach.

ZeroHunter

ZeroHunter wrote: »

Yeah we got old 2600 (non-XM's) and 2950s, and get this TWO Cisco Terminal Servers!

I did not even see one of the 2600 with an NM-4A/S on WIC -1Ts.

Ok here is the photo of the schools Cisco Lab as promised:

jwashington1981

I have a few more pictures of our lab equipment that I'm going to post soon. What I posted before was only a section of our lab.

jonhorton

These are some very inspiring labs! So much so that I just got mine for my CCNA studies:

2650 Router 64D/16F 2 Serial Ports, 1 Fast Ethernet Port
2650 Router 64D/16F 2 Serial Ports, 1 Fast Ethernet Port
2650 Router 64D/16F 2 Serial Ports, 1 Fast Ethernet Port
2950 Switch 24 Fast Ethernet Ports, 2 Gigabit ports
2950 Switch 24 Fast Ethernet Ports, 2 Gigabit ports
2511 Access Server

Will take a pic when the wife gets back with the camera.

Would like to see some topology maps and the software used to create them as well. I know they change while playing, but it helps get the big picture view of the network.

jwashington1981

Bear with me. I have a whole series of pictures that I'm about to post. It may take about 2 or 3 posts to post them all.

jwashington1981

These are pictures from one of our classrooms.

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jwashington1981

Here are pictures of the full Networking Lab. The picture I posted earlier with me in it was only one section of it.

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bryantstewart

Great looking labs guys!

steelymatt

Hi am new to this site and CCNA but here is a pic of a lab i just finished.
Equipment:
1x 2509
3x 2950
3x 2620XM
1x 2620

Geek1969

Moving my equipment into my new (mostly finished) office in the basement. I had sold most of my gear because I was able to bring half of this home from work when it was no longer in production.

1-3560
2-2950
1-2511 Access Server
2-2801
2-2821
4-2501

I should be adding another 3560 and a 3750 when summer is over and possibly an ASA 5510 and a 2106 WLANC this fall. Those fringe benefits are nice sometimes.

Lab2.jpg

Lab1.jpg

jwashington1981

Geek1969, that looks pretty awesome. Hopefully I'll be able to put together a nice home lab. So far all I have are two 2610XMs so I still have some more stuff I'll be needing to get.

Timber Wolf

I have a problem

TheShadow

Timber Wolf wrote: »

I have a problem

What is the problem? No let me guess

1. someone stole your cables.
2. You need more rack space but you have a low ceiling
3. You have gained a few pounds and you can't slide by the rack to open the door and you have run out of food.
4. Your significant other/roommate/mom/dad/sibling says this thing has got to go
5. All of the above

ITdude

Or 6. His favorite tea cup and saucer are inside that cupboard!:)

SephStorm

ugh these pictures with those cables all over the place...

alan2308

SephStorm wrote: »

ugh these pictures with those cables all over the place...

Things get a little messy when you're working. Show me a neat lab, I'll show you a neglected lab.

SephStorm

lol I know very ,much what you mean.

Netwurk

Most labs have wires everywhere. Velcro One-Wrap can help tidy things up. Or use cable ties (the ones without the locks unless you're sure the wiring is permanent).

Timber Wolf

I make my cables pretty if im going to be using the same setup for a while or if we'll be having guests over or something like that. Otherwise to heck with it.

PC509

Here's mine. Homemade rack, bought everything else for dirt cheap. The 3660 at the Goodwill for $5, the 1600's at a yard sale for a few bucks, the 3620's for $20 each. Switches were cheap.

The Dell servers were $50. For 18 of them. I picked a few and put as much RAM as I could and put Linux on one and Windows on the other. I have a few spare. The firewall is an empty case - parts incoming for a pfSense box.

td1163

OK, here's my lab in progress (new member, first time poster):

The unit at top is a Cyclades TS-2000 I picked up on eBay. The rest of the equipment:
2x Fast Hub 400
3x 2950-24 Switch
1x 3640
1x 2621
1x 2501
1x 2505
1x 3620
1x 4000 (yup, but I'm looking to replace it!!)

I'm currently patching the term server into the console ports on all the devices. I also made a web page to access everything:

The icons are clickable and launch putty either to the loopback interface or to the console (via the term server). Can also see the up/down reachability from my main network.

Still to do:
- integrate remote power switch (so I can turn on/off remotely)
- install ISDN simulator & POTS simulator
- purchase & install a 1U poweredge for virtual machines (one on each segment, with a few on the switches, I purchased a Silicom 6-port ethernet card for it)
- manage all the cables

And, finally, here is the entire rack including my "production" home network.

Already passed the CCNA, going to do the two Linux ones next, then on to CCNP/CCDA!!! Hope I didn't OVERSHARE on my first post...

tod

TheShadow

Welcome Tod, I like your web page for control. One can never overshare if there is time, it keeps the place lively.

lenell86

why is it when I search ebay for "skeletek" there is only 2 hits that come up and their not even racks? Does no one sell these anymore?

alan2308

lenell86 wrote: »

why is it when I search ebay for "skeletek" there is only 2 hits that come up and their not even racks? Does no one sell these anymore?

Probably because every rack for sale on ebay is labeled as a "Cisco Rack" rather than the name of the manufacturer. Try here:

Dantrak Net - New and Used Networking Equipment and Peripherals. Skeletek Racks and Accessories.

SdotLow

Been trying to get an image to just post like in full screen, not tabbed and the forums aren't playing nice with me.

PC509 - That looks like the exact same tower I use in the left of the picture. Lancool K62?

TheShadow

SdotLow wrote: »

Been trying to get an image to just post like in full screen, not tabbed and the forums aren't playing nice with me.

hmmm Are you saying not a thumbnail? They get created when you uploadJust use the img command in square brackets surrounding the url of the image followed by the closing img command in square brackets. Just quote one of the messages above with a full picture and look at the commands. You can put your image on someplace like imageShack.com for free

HTH

alxx

CyberNBD if you need a scheduling server and login control via ldap or db,
could try SAHARA Labs - Browse Files at SourceForge.net

Its java based for running remote labs with scheduling , booking etc

You would still need to modify one of the rig clients to control access to the lab.

I work for the group that wrote it, except I do a bit of the hardware

What I'm currently working on
Labshare -
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A pic of my home lab

Need a rack and a pdu

few 2950's
1x 3550
2x 1760 not in picture
1x 1750
1x 1751
1x 3640
2x 2620's
3x 2600xm's

1x 2514 going to sell it and 1x 2600 and get a couple of NM8A/16A/32
for the other 2600 (I'd use the 3640 but its quite noisy)

The 2950-48G is becoming my main home switch
once I get the gbics

wolfinsheepsclothing

Starting small...